Coffin.



P. ARNOLD.

COFFIN.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 5. 1912.

latvntodJmw 15, 1915.

anucufoz PRICE ARNOLD, F FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

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useful Improvements in Cofiins, of which and thus make an air-tightclosure. The iid the following is a s ecification.

My invention re ates to cofiins, and the object is to provide coflins,caskets, vault and similar structures which are made 0 baked and burnedclay, and which can be hermetically sealed and which will remain sealedindefinitely.

The object in construction is to provide a receptacle which is made of asingle piece of material and a top which ismade of a single piece ofmaterial and to fit the two parts together and cement the same rigidlyso that the receptacle will be air-tight.

Another object is to rovide such device in a form which is lig t and vestrong. Other objects and advantages wil be fully explained in thefollowing description and the invention will I, be more particularlypointed out in the claim.

ference is bad to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisapplication.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a coflin constructed accordin to m invention.Fig. 2 is a plan view wi i the id removed. Fig. 3 is a section of thelid, taken on the line y-y of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section,

.taken on the line H of F i 1.

Similar characters of re erence are used to indicate the same partsthroughout the several views.

The cofiin has a lid 1 and a receptacle 2. The rim of the receptacle hasa groove 3 and the lid l has a rib 4 on the lower'side which is receivedinto the. groove 3, the rib 4 being somewhat smaller than the groove 3so that cement or other sealing composition can be placed. in the groovebefore the rib 4' is pressed therein. When the rib v4 is presed down inthe groove 3'theccment or other sealing com sition will be prmed up M-tween the ri 4 and the walls of the groove 3 Specification of LettersPatent. Application filed February a, ma. serial at. 67am.

'used, it is poured in the cav1t Patented dune i5, M915.

1 may be further secured on the receptacle by bolts 5 and nuts 6. Acavity 8 is formed in the groove 3. The bolts 5 have heads 7 and thebolts can be fixed in the cavities 8 prior to the sealing of the lid onthe cofiin.

he cavity 8 is larger in width than the groove 3. The heads 7 are lacedin the bottom of the cavity and a sea in composition, such as cement islaced in t e cavity embedding the heads Lead can be used for fixing theheads 7 in the cavity. If lead is about the heads in a melted condition.hen cooled, the lead will hold the heads securely in place. If cement orother lastic is used, the heads will be securely ed when the materialhas been set, or dried. The part of the rib 4 through which a bolt is toproject is cut away slightly as shown at 10 for the purpose of fixin thebolts rigidly in the rim of the coflin. he lid is placed on the coflinwith the bolts 5 projectlng up therethrou h. The lid is then furthersecured in place y nuts 6. The lid may be provided with a glass ortransparent late 11, the edges of which can be embed ed in cement tomake an air-tight closure.

Havin fully described my invention, what I c aim, is,

A coflin made of burned clay and consisting of a receptacle having anenlarged rim and a oove in said rim and cavities formed in sai rim atthe bottom of said groove wider than said groove, a lid having a ribpromoting downwardl from the rim thereof into sald groove an beingnarrower than said groove, cement binding saidrib in said groove, said,rib being cut away adjacent to said cavities, bolts having heads in saidcavities and PI'OJBOti through said ribs in mid cut outs, meanscavities, and nuts for said bolts.

'. In testimony whereof, I set my hand in the resume of two witnesses,this 29th day of anuary, 1912.

PRICE ARNOLD. Wimessas; L. T. Krmsm,

A. L. daemon.

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